The Practical Skeptic: Core Concepts in SociologyUsing a conceptual organizing framework, this work provides a concise introduction to sociology that focuses on core concepts as the central building blocks for understanding sociology. Written in a conversational style, it uses numerous pedagogical features to help students grasp key sociological concepts. |
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... mobility . Intragenerational mobility — or career mobility — has to do with the mobility that occurs within a person's lifetime . For example , a woman who starts her life in poverty and grows up to be a justice of the Supreme Court has ...
... mobility . Intragenerational mobility — or career mobility — has to do with the mobility that occurs within a person's lifetime . For example , a woman who starts her life in poverty and grows up to be a justice of the Supreme Court has ...
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... mobility , as is a demotion from executive vice presi- dent to sales representative . b . Horizontal mobility is movement in which someone changes jobs but not necessarily for the better or worse . If I quit my present teaching job and ...
... mobility , as is a demotion from executive vice presi- dent to sales representative . b . Horizontal mobility is movement in which someone changes jobs but not necessarily for the better or worse . If I quit my present teaching job and ...
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... mobility : Movement within a particular social stratum , 194. See also intergenerational mobility ; mobility , social ; vertical mobility Hughes , Everett C. , 117 Hull House , 23 Hyde , J. S. , 47 hypothesis : A testable statement ...
... mobility : Movement within a particular social stratum , 194. See also intergenerational mobility ; mobility , social ; vertical mobility Hughes , Everett C. , 117 Hull House , 23 Hyde , J. S. , 47 hypothesis : A testable statement ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Sociological Eye | 27 |
Specialization | 35 |
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Teaching the Novel Across the Curriculum: A Handbook for Educators Colin C. Irvine No preview available - 2007 |